Portnoy Media Lab
Hosted by writer, filmmaker, and creative strategist Dan Portnoy, Portnoy Media Lab features honest conversations with working writers, filmmakers, designers, producers, and creative pros. Each episode goes behind the scenes to explore how great work actually gets made—and what falls apart along the way: no hype, no fluff—just real stories and lessons from inside the process.
- Update frequency
- every 51 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
The Non-Profit Narrative - Brad Voigt
First up is Brad Voigt, he's the area director of Young Life in the Kansas City North area and, like many doing great work, raising money as a staff of one.
I think Brad is a fantastic guy with a trem…
Myles Matsuno - The Marathon
This week's episode is with filmmaker, Myles Matsuno. His latest project is We're the People, a series of portraits from people around LA, from all walks of life. I especially like this piece featuri…
Heather Antos - Drive
My guest this week is Comics editor, Heather Antos. She's worked in comics for great works like Gwenpool, Star Wars, and my personal favorite, Injection by Warren Ellis. She's worked with companies l…
Kate Frachon - Goals
Kate Frachon is the brand and content manager of Ink & Volt, a community about ideas and success. I've been buying their planners for years, and they're great. Please get one; it'll help your process…
Aaron Edelheit - Rest
We all admit that breaks are essential but are we addicted to being busy? This weeks guest is Aaron Edelheit, and he's on a mission to help us reset. This reset supports our work, families, and relat…
Scott Belsky - The Messy Middle
This week’s guest is Scott Belsky. He’s an entrepreneur and author of Making Ideas Happen in 2010, but he’s best known for co-creating the online portfolio platform, Behance, Inc. In 2010, Belsky was…
Tim Grahl - Resolve
Book marketer and kingmaker of best selling authors, Tim Grahl talks us through his latest book - Running Down a Dream. Tim is a long time friend of mine, and we walk through some of the most painful…
Chuck Rodgers - Fighting Depression & Anxiety
I don't know about you, but the death of Anthony Bourdain hit me like a ton of bricks. He was a guy that had struggled with demons, but it seemed to be in his rearview. His death was a reminder to me…
Josh Myers - Emotion
In episode three I talk with producer and composer Josh Myers about the use of emotion as he creates and why it's necessary for film.
YouTube - Star Wars Video Minus Williams - https://youtu.be/Tj-GZ…
Kristina Kuzmic - Strength
Kristina Kuzmic rose to fame when she won a TV show from Oprah Winfrey in 2015. Since then she's become a voice of encouragement for women and mothers on the internet. Her videos have millions and mi…
Justin McRoberts - Creativity
Justin McRoberts
Author, Songwriter, Mentor
We kick off the podcast with my close friend, Justin. His book, Title Pending: Things I Think About When I Make Stuff is a book that I wish I had many, man…